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American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent species that are not native to the United States from being listed as endangered or threatened species under federal law. The bill also prohibits federal financial assistance provided under the Endangered Species Act from being used to acquire lands, waters, or other interests in foreign countries. This means that conservation funding under the act can only be used within the United States.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
Similar bills (6)
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LISTING OF NONNATIVE SPECIES AND PROVISION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) Limitation on Listing of Nonnative Species.—Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Nonnative species.—The Secretary may not determine that a species is an endangered species or a threatened species pursuant to this section if such species is not native to the United States.”.
(b) Limitation on Provision of Certain Financial Assistance.— Section 8(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1537(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking “As a demonstration of” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—As a demonstration of”;
(2) by striking “(which includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of lands, waters, or interests therein)”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Prohibition on purchasing land in a foreign country.—No financial assistance provided under paragraph (1) may be used to acquire, by lease or otherwise, lands, waters, or other interests in a foreign country.”. <all>
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